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Gustave Coquiot

1865 – 1926

French writer

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Lived 1865 – 1926 (aged 60). Gustave Coquiot was a French writer, art critic and art criticism.

Gustave Coquiot (24 September 1865 – 6 June 1926) was a French art critic and writer. A collector of paintings by Maurice Utrillo, he also was one of Auguste Rodin's secretaries.

Career At least two albums of photos of French locations painted by Vincent van Gogh were taken by Coquiot in the early 1920s. These areas were painted by van Gogh over 30 years before. Many of these locations were destroyed during World War II. Other locations, like the Arles hospital, were repurposed on the 1980s.

One of the first biographies about van Gogh was written by Coquiot in 1923.

Pablo Picasso painted a portrait of Conquiot with scantily dressed dancers behind him in 1901.

Personal life Conquiot married Mauricia, a circus performer and feminist.

Theatre 1904: Deux heures du matin, quartier Marbeuf, play, with Jean Lorrain 1904: Sainte-Roulette with Jean Lorrain, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord 1905: Hôtel de l'Ouest, chambre 22, play, with Jean Lorrain 1908: L'Ami de la justice, comedy in 1 act with Trébla

Essais 1912 :Le vrai J.-K. Huysmans 1913: Toulouse Lautrec, publisher 1913: Le Vrai Rodin 1914: Cubistes, Futuristes, Passéistes. Essai sur la Jeune Peinture et la Jeune Sculpture. Avec 48 reproductions. 5e édition. Paris, Ollendorff (n.d. ca. 1920). 277 pp. [First edition was published in 1914 and had 24 plates in phototypie] 1917: Rodin à l'Hôtel de Biron et à Meudon, Ollendorff, Paris, (Online) 1921: Vagabondages, illustrated by 1923: Vincent Van Gogh 1924: Georges Seurat 1925: Renoir 1927: Des Gloires déboulonnées with 16 reproductions new edition 1927, publisher.

Portraits By Picasso, 1901, Paris, musée national d'art moderne-centre Pompidou, Bequest by madame Coquiot (1933). By Picasso, 1901 (Zervos, Vol. 1, 85), huile sur carton, 46 x 37 cm, Zurich, Fondation et Collection Emil G. Bührle.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gustave Coquiot?

French writer (1865-1926)

When was Gustave Coquiot born?

Gustave Coquiot was born on 24 September 1865 in Puits.

When did Gustave Coquiot die?

Gustave Coquiot died on 6 June 1926 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Gustave Coquiot's occupation?

Gustave Coquiot was a writer, art critic and art criticism.

What nationality was Gustave Coquiot?

Gustave Coquiot was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gustave Coquiot

· Wikidata: Q3121141

· DBpedia: Gustave Coquiot

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